Obtaining a degree of any kind is not an easy or simple task, and for Jonnell Richard, she wouldn’t have crossed the stage on Dec. 15 if her sister had not “saved her life.” Growing up, Diamond Blackwood and Richard dealt with years of physical and emotional abuse that left visible and long-lasting psychological scars…
Rohan Marley believes Robert Glasper is misinformed in regard to the music producer’s controversial comments calling out Lauryn Hill for exploiting musicians’ work on her solo studio album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” During a radio interview with Houston’s 97.9 The Box, Glasper said that while working for the artist as her principal pianist for…
Source: Warner Bros. / Getty Forty years after “The Kid” first rode on the big screen and into pop culture history, a stage adaptation of Prince’s cinematic magnum opus, Purple Rain, is in the works. Variety reports that the musical, based on the original screenplay by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, will feature a book by…
Oprah Winfrey’s involvement with the making of “The Color Purple” is now being defended after coming under scrutiny as more of the cast’s behind-the-scenes issues have come to light. Actresses Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks have both spoken candidly about production shortcomings while promoting the film, which was reimagined into a musical by new…
The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to Kanye West’s presidential committee on New Year’s Eve, seeking clarification on campaign expenditures after regulators flagged $21,525 the rapper spent on legal fees, financial services, and travel expenses following his failed bid for president in 2020. The letter, which accused the campaign of an “unauthorized disbursement” from…
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a rally at Clinton Middle School on January 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty It is going to be a long four years if we put back in office the orange menace who is bound and determined to make…
One of the U.S. Capitol police officers who defended the federal building and Congress members inside it during the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for office. Harry Dunn announced his candidacy nearly three years to the day when he had to face violent rioters who stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in a deadly…
Only one cop will serve jail time and probation for his role in the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain. Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced last week by a judge to spend 14 months in jail after he was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. He’ll serve out his time…
Singer and actress Halle Bailey has announced that she and her rapper boyfriend, DDG, are now parents. Taking to Instagram, Bailey shared the news with her 7.9 million followers, introducing her son, Halo, to the world. Fans suspect Halle Bailey and DDG got married and are expecting their first child following misquote in UK magazine…
Several employees at a Mesquite, Texas, IHOP were terminated after a Black couple was refused service due to their race. Keisha Mitchell told CBS News that she and her boyfriend, Elvis, were informed by an employee that a waitress did not want to serve them “because of our color,” leaving her in “shock.” They went…
